The Portrait Series

It originally began as a way of utilizing smaller canvas leftovers;

now, I have a "system" for having canvas blanks ready at all times.

The faces are collected from family photos, interesting internet

finds and covert candids from around town. These are then prepped

as potential poses using PhotoShop.

The study is painted in anywhere from a few minutes to a couple of hours,

depending on the look I'm after. And these range from highly realistic

to very stylized studies. The idea is to experiment with a various tools

colors and techniques.

The studies are then trimmed to 6x8 inches and eventually collected into

the larger collages of anywhere from 4 to 9 studies. Additional painting

and highlights complete the process. As of May, 2012, I estimate that I've

done about 190 of these studies since I started last summer. In the future,

I'll put up some photographs of the procress, and how some of the individual

studies are made.

ETH-2372 "Locard's Exchange" (12x16")

ETH-2355 "Numb This Up" (18x24")

ETH-2349 "Velvet Bach's Revolt" (18x24")

ETH-2363 "The Beatles No. 3" (12x16") $1200

ETH-2351 "Qwadwrangle" (12x16")

ETH-2359 "The Backup Singers" (18x24")

ETH-2365 "Awaiting Further Instructions" (18x24")

ETH-2352 ""Dented Can of Peaches" (18x24")

ETH-2270 "6 Faces" (16x18") (framed) $1600

ETH-2361 "The History Of Light" (18x24")

ETH-2350 "Dead Clown Clubb" (18x24") $1900

IN PROGRESS

ETH-2381 "The Espresso Off-Ramp" (18x24") oil

ETH-2371 "Off The Nolan Chart" (18x24") oil

ETH-2382 "Helen At The Pump" (18x24") oil

ETH-2369 "It Plays Havoc With Itself" (18x24")

ETH-2383 "Playing Euchre With Linda" (18x24") oil

ETH-2373 "Passions and Diversions" (18x24")

ETH-2378 "The Myth of Entitlement" (18x24") oil

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